[mythtvnz] MythTV and DVB-S - Anyone using a DiSEqc ?

[Steven Ellis]

Tim, Donna & Erin Gibson wrote:
> Steve
>
> I've got 3 LNB's and had all sorts of fun getting it going but in the end it 
> was the way I was doing it...
>
> You've got B1/D1 on LNB 1 on you're diseqc switch right?
>
> First your DVB card under diseqc setting set the number of ports i.e. 4 and 
> then you'll see four unconnected ports configure each one as each satelite 
> the LNB is pointing to and for your other LNB's set as LNB 
> Preset "custom" - "standard voltage" type LNB's and an LOF of 11300.
>
> Then for each LNB input you need to configure a "Video Source" via 
> mythtv-setup i.e. one for B1/D1, one for C1 and one for B3.  don't worry 
> about XMLTV scans and make sure EIT scan is ticked, I set the frequency table 
> as newzealand for good measure but I don't think it's used when were talking 
> about DVB.
>
> Then under Input Connections for each input to the diseqc switch set the video 
> source as appropriate (which is where i was going wrong so could only get 
> whatever satellite was being received from LNB 1) then with the DBV setting 
> on the same screen set the switch to the same satellite name as the video 
> source.
>
> Once you've done that you should be able to scan for channels all going 
> well...
>
> Hopefully you can understand my half drunken rambling on this rather hot 
> Friday night...
>   
Awesome.. Think I see my mistakes now and I'll give it a try tomorrow
and report back.

Watching Aljezerra off NSS5 is interesting.

Steve

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